Eliot Engel

We would certainly like to think that the April 19th accord would provide greater impetus...

I just think that the U.S. needs to let our European allies know...

I think it is important to state that.

This is yet another affirmation of the fact that the Republic of Kosovo is independent, sovereign, free and permanent.

I congratulate Kosovo and Serbia for reaching this landmark agreement.

I was very pleased with this Administration's efforts to develop and implement a national HIV/AIDS strategy.

In the face of significant cuts year after year, it adds another layer of certainty to a rapidly evolving and challenging health care system for our hospitals.

You have done an outstanding job, and your testimony here today just continues it, so thank you very much for the job you are doing.

I don't believe that this civil war can be won with only humanitarian assistance and diplomacy.

It is clear to me that Iran is buying time as their nuclear program advances.

The Israelis have repeatedly said that they are willing to negotiate with the Palestinians face-to-face, across a table, with no preconditions.

Then what would be the benefit to the taxpayers who are taking this kind of risk if in fact, we are getting more oil but we are then exporting more oil as well?

If my constituents knew, for instance, that by having this pipeline they would get a reduction a year down the line or 2 years down the line, of a dollar a gallon in their gasoline, people would see something tangible.

I would like to know that if we are taking the risk we get the benefit and that the oil isn't simply going to come down the pipeline, be refined in Texas, and get exported to China.

I have a lot of environmental concerns but I also have concerns about energy independence.

I am glad that the ACA included rate review requirements for those companies looking to raise their rates by more than 10 percent.

Den denying children with pre-existing conditions health insurance policies, canceling coverage for people once they became ill, applying lifetime limits to care, these practices were commonplace in the individual insurance marketplace…

I think that leaves us all in the House of Representatives a lot poorer in more ways than one.

I want to enthusiastically endorse everything that Chairman Royce has said.

If we don't have the ability to retain good staff because we can't pay them what they want to be paid, they will either gravitate to the private sector if they are just interested in making money, but if they want to stay in government…

You know, obviously, as we said before, both Ed and I are new to being the leaders of our respective parties on the committee.

These cuts would undermine our ability to ensure that every reasonable step has been taken to guarantee the safety and security of our diplomats.

Our ability to do that will be severely undermined if we have to absorb yet another round of significant cuts to the committee budget.

I think sequestration is bad policy. I voted against it, and I continue to believe that indiscriminate, across-the-board cuts are a terrible and counterproductive way to deal with our fiscal situation.

I couldn't agree with him more. We are working together in a bipartisan manner.